Innovation stretches rubber moulding at SRM Industries

Innovation stretches rubber moulding at SRM Industries

With over 40 years’ experience of rubber moulding, SRM Industries specialises in both injection and compression rubber moulding. It works across a broad range of industry sectors including rail, petrochemical, construction and electronics. All moulds are engineered in-house by highly skilled toolmakers on CNC machining

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Congratulations to Hand Soldering Competition’s winners

Congratulations to Hand Soldering Competition’s winners

Skilled competitors demonstrated their expertise in hand soldering PCBs as the IPC hosted its popular Hand Soldering Competition (HSC). There were 15 competitors, representing 11 electronics companies from the UK. A technically challenging competition board was introduced this year which resulted in only two of

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Southern snapshot – a video tour with the team from MTD CNC

Southern snapshot – a video tour with the team from MTD CNC

Enjoy a tour around #Southern22 with the team from MTD CNC @SwarfandChips. They chat to exhibitors about 3D printing, bending machines, digital microscopes, machine monitoring, cobots, tooling and machining – and ask some visitors for their highlights too. Watch the video here: https://mtdcnc.com/news/mtdcnc/whos-the-wally-found-him-at-southern-manufacturing-swarfandchips    

Turnkey service covers electronics design and development

Turnkey service covers electronics design and development

Supported by over 40 years of experience in cutting edge technology, Lascar Electronics designs and manufactures data capture, touchscreen display technology and WiFi products. The company’s turnkey manufacturing service reduces production costs, lead times and shipping whilst managing critical issues like component obsolescence. The company also offers

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Time to meet face-to-face again – and do business

Time to meet face-to-face again – and do business

At the Blundell Production Equipment stand (H60), electronic design consultancy, Cubik Innovation confirmed the placing of a £65,000 order for a Fritsch PA520 pick and place machine for its Bristol operation. Paul Mullen, Cubik Innovation’s Managing Director was at the show to hand Blundell’s Area

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IPC hand soldering competition is in full (solder) flow

IPC hand soldering competition is in full (solder) flow

Soldering experts have been competing in the IPC Hand Soldering Competition (Stand M100) for the UK National title, a cash prize and a place in the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship. The first IPC event was held 10 years ago in San Diego, USA, and

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Win an iPad at Geomiq

Win an iPad at Geomiq

Visitors to the Geomiq stand (G95) will be able to find out about the company’s high quality mechanical parts, CNC, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication and injection moulding capabilities but can also register for the chance to win an iPad. The company is a Tier

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MSC partners with Next Gen Makers to find engineering apprentices

MSC partners with Next Gen Makers to find engineering apprentices

Metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations supplier, MSC Industrial Supply has partnered with Next Gen Makers to launch an innovative project to help customers based in the West Midlands to find and recruit engineering apprentices. The online Engineering Apprenticeship Finder platform, developed by Next Gen

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Twickenham Plating services extends from comms to mil-aero

Twickenham Plating services extends from comms to mil-aero

Specialist technical plating services for electronics, telecommunication, aerospace, automotive and military applications are being showcased at Southern 2022 by the Twickenham Plating Group. It delivers a range of plating services for customers throughout the world, including selective gold plating, reel to reel plating, and barrel/vat/rack

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MELFA Assista cobot lends a hand

MELFA Assista cobot lends a hand

Demonstrations of Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems UK’s MELFA Assista collaborative robot (cobot) can be seen at the Design and Automation Solutions (DAS) stand (C310). Partner Mitsubishi has lent the company the cobot so that engineers can train and familiarise themselves with it and pass on

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